Broom-support.



L. BELPEDIO.

BROOM SUPPORT.

APPLICATION, man -FEB. 4. 191a.

Patented Sept. 5, 1916.

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BROOM-SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, T916.

Application filed February 4, 1916. Serial No. 76,202.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOBBY BnLrnnlo, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State ofConnecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Broom- Supports; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in broom supports.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of broom supports or bridles and to provide a simple, practical and comparatively inexpensive device of strong and durable construction adapted to be readily applied to brooms of different sizes and capable of adjustment upwardly and downwardly on the broom head to arrange it in proper position for supporting the same and to elevate it as the broom becomes worn or lower it should the straw of the broom require compressing.

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointed out in the claims hereto appended, it being under stood that various changes in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advanta ges of the invention.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a side elevation of a broom support constructed in accordance with this invention, Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device, Fig. 4 is a detail View illustrating the construction of the expansible ring.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the several figures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawing in which is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the invention, the broom support comprises in its construction a shell 1 designed to be constructed of sheet metal, leather, fiber, vulcanized rubber or any other suitable material and composed of upwardly tapered sides and connecting portions 2 located at the side edges of the device and terminating short of the upper end of the sides of the shell as clearly illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing. The sides of the shell conform to the configuration of an ordinary broom head and the projecting upper portions 3 have curved edges and are approximately segmental. The shell which is adapted to be fitted on a broom head L as shown terminates short of the lower end of the broom head to expose the material thereof for sweeping and it is adj ustably secured to the said broom head by. means of approximately vertical side bars or members 5 extending through transverse openings 6 in the upper portions of the sides of the shell and projecting above the same and connected with the handle 7 of the broom by an expansible ring, 8. The side bars or members 5 are provided at their upper ends with eyes or openings 9 preferably formed by coiling or rolling the said upper ends of the bars or members as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing and receiv ing the said ring 8. The ring 8 which is constructed of spring metal has overlapped terminal portions 10 and it is adapted to be expanded to enable it to fit broom handles of different diameters.

The sides of the shell are provided at their upper portions with a plurality of slots arranged at intervals and adapted to receive inwardly projecting spurs or prongs 12 carried by lower sections or portions 13 of the bars or members and adapted to be embedded in the broom head whereby the device is securely held in position. The lower portions or sections 13 are connected by hinges 14: with the body portion of the bars or members and they are adapted to be swung inwardly and outwardly to engage them with and disengage them from the broom head. When they are swung outwardly from the broom head the shell is free to be adjusted upwardly or clownwardly. The spurs or prongs are designed to be of sufiicient length to penetrate and frictionally engage the broom head and be thereby retained in such engagement but any other suitable means may of course be employed for positively holding the hinged sections against outward movement.

It will be seen that the device is exceedingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it is adapted to be readily applied to a broom head and is capable of vertical adjustment thereon and that the position of the device on the broom head may be easily and quickly changed when desired. Also it will be clear that by its vertical adjustment it is adapted to fit broom heads of diflerent sizes which may extend to a greater or less extent into the tapering shell.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A device of the class described including an upwardly tapered shell composed of sides conforming to the configuration of an ordinary broom head and provided With guiding means, bars or members slidable in the guiding means and provided at their lower portions with spurs or prongs adapted to be embedded in the broom head for securing the shell thereon and means for connecting the upper ends of the bars or members to a broom handle.

2. A device of the class described including a shell conforming to the configuration of an ordinary broom head and provided in its upper portion With apertures forming guides and having a plurality of slots located at difierent elevations and side bars or members slidable in the guides and provided i Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the with hinged lower sections having prongs or spurs adapted to extend through the said slots to engage the broom head and secure the shell in different positions thereon.

3. A device of the class described including a shell conforming to the configuration of an ordinary broom head and provided with slots arranged at dilferent elevations, said shell being also provided with guiding means, side bars or members slidable in the guiding means and having hinged lower sections provided with spurs or projections adapted to extend through the said slots to engage the broom head and an expansible ring adapted to slide on a broom handle and adjustably connecting the upper ends of the bars or members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

J OBBY BELPEDIO. Witnesses:

MICHAEL GAMBINO, Onrno E. PfioonuLLoL.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. 

